Landon Donovan is one of three Galaxy starters who might not play. (AP Photo)

The Galaxy, having played four games in 11 days, were off Monday and Tuesday and resume practice Wednesday. They’re certainly grateful for the FIFA international break this week to allow the clubs extra rest.

“I think we've got a great medical staff here, so they’ll do everything possible to get every one of the players and any knocks that we’ve got ready,” Galaxy midfielder David Beckham said. “But we’ve had that most of the season, and we’ve had players that have stepped in. Edson played a great game in San Jose, for 60 minutes, and then obviously came off and missed (Sunday), but hopefully he’ll be ready for next week. If he’s not, then we’ve got players that will step in and do the job.

“But we can’t worry about injuries too much. At this stage of the season, players are going to pick up niggles, players are going to pick up injuries. It’s just about coming together as a squad. We did it last year, and we saw what happened last year. So we need to do it again.”

Should the defending-champion Galaxy advance past Seattle, they’ll have 13 days to rest before playing in the MLS Cup final on Dec. 1.